Hypoalgesic Effect of Neural Mobilization Versus Ibuprofen Pharmacologic Treatment (NCT02593721) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 2/3
Hypoalgesic Effect of Neural Mobilization Versus Ibuprofen Pharmacologic Treatment
Venezuela50 participantsStarted 2015-07
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectivity of Median Nerve Neural Mobilization and oral Ibuprofen in treating patients who suffer cervicobrachial pain
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 45 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Clinical diagnosis of cervicobrachial pain confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging
* Presence of unilateral symptoms of arm pain, paresthesia or numbness in the upper extremity during at least 3 continuous months previous to the application of treatment.
* Positive results in all of the following tests: Spurling, Distraction, and Upper Limb
Exclusion Criteria:
* Contraindication in the use of nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
* The use of any type of treatment, therapy, procedure or drug to relieve pain
* Patients who are under anticonvulsant, antidepressant or psychotropic medication
* Vertebral instability
* Vertebral osteoporosis
* Vertebral or spine infection.
* Neurologic diseases of genetic, infectious or neoplastic origin
* Cervical stenosis myelopathy
* Pregnancy
* Kinesiophobia
* Endocrine disorders and menopause
* History of spine surgery
* Intellectual disability, severe mental illness, intoxication, severe sleep deprivation, Alzheimer's disease.
What they're measuring
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Change from baseline using the Numeric Rating Scale for Pain at 1 hour
Timeframe: at baseline and 1 hour after the application of treatment, corresponding to intervention sessions 1, 15 and 30